Blog – UKRI https://www.ukri.org UK Research and Innovation Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:45:29 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-ukri-site-icon-32x32.png Blog – UKRI https://www.ukri.org 32 32 Unleashing the full power of the UK’s research and innovation system https://www.ukri.org/blog/unleashing-the-full-power-of-the-uks-research-and-innovation-system/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:00:01 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=131681 Strokes of blue, green, yellow, orange, pink and purple creatingOttoline Leyser outlines how UKRI can fuel the UK’s world-class discovery engine and deeply connect it to innovation in businesses and public services, creating high quality jobs and prosperity across the UK.]]> UKRI’s role in commercialisation: joining up to scale up https://www.ukri.org/blog/ukris-role-in-commercialisation-joining-up-to-scale-up/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 11:36:06 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=115436 Multiracial team at work writing ideas on sticky notes on the glass wall.UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) chief executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser outlines UKRI’s work to strengthen support for commercialisation.]]> UK Research and Innovation: a critical national asset https://www.ukri.org/blog/uk-research-and-innovation-a-critical-national-asset/ Mon, 03 Apr 2023 09:17:32 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=105295 Abstract image representing a digital landscapeAs the organisation turns five, our chief executive Ottoline Leyser looks at the vital role UKRI will play in the UK’s future prosperity.]]> We need to broaden participation in research and innovation https://www.ukri.org/blog/we-need-to-broaden-participation-in-research-and-innovation/ Thu, 01 Dec 2022 13:37:41 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=93668 Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) seen in Iceland.Our Chief Executive Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser shares her thoughts on what UKRI’s latest diversity data tells us about changing the research and innovation system.]]> Peer review – critical to our success https://www.ukri.org/blog/peer-review-critical-to-our-success/ Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:00:12 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=86490 Peer review is a central tool in the decisions UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) make therefore we must ensure that the peer review systems we operate are fit for purpose.]]> Learning from the pandemic to tackle climate change https://www.ukri.org/blog/learning-from-the-pandemic-to-tackle-climate-change/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 09:00:36 +0000 https://beta-ukri.msappproxy.net/?p=41585 Four elements of nature, fire, water, earth, and airThe pandemic has brought research and innovation out of the lab and the library and into society.]]>